Unexplained Object Found at the Bottom of the Baltic

Ancient UFO Relics In Baltic Sea? 2012 – YouTube.

Anyone who–like me–is inclined toward interest in the mysterious, unusual, even paranormal will find this irresistible: a mysterious object some 196 feet across has been found at the bottom of the Baltic Sea, about 400 feet beneath the surface. It’s the kind of thing that would send Michael Crichton to his word processor, were he still alive. From Yahoo News:

Can You Decipher This Mysterious Postcard? [Updated]

I could no more ignore a mystery like this than I could avoid eating that last piece of pepperoni pizza the other night (I can never avoid eating pepperoni pizza in general). It’s a small mystery, mind you, and there doesn’t appear to be anything more at stake than the basic human desire to satisfy curiosity about other’s actions, motivations, thoughts. It’s not even newsworthy, but I dare the average puzzle lover to try and turn their thoughts away from the image above.

The Suspicious Package Fairy Has Come to Atlanta [Updated]

The suspicious package fairy has dropped a present at the Israeli Consulate in downtown Atlanta today. Atlanta commuters are advised by local media to avoid Spring Street between 14th an 10th–which as a Metro area resident I can tell you is often a pretty heavily travelled zone.

INCOMING! Solar Storm to Fry Us All

Sunspots that produced the Carrington Super Flare (NASA)

It won’t be that bad. A very heavy M-class–almost X-class–solar storm’s a-comin’ and you should probably hug your high-frequency radio tight. If you’re into that sort of thing. Seriously though, the average person may not even notice the blast set to hit the atmosphere within a few hours, but astronauts and satellite operators have very real concerns:

WikiCribs: Julian Assange TV

Just kidding with the subject, though can you imagine? No, seriously though, The Guardian (UK) reports this morning that Julian Assange is getting his own TV show. What will it be about? Will he interview people with leaky, uh, stuff? Me, about my kitchen ceiling? Nope.

Julian Assange will be hosting a series of in-depth conversations with key political players, thinkers and revolutionaries from around the world. The theme: the world tomorrow.

Upheavals and revolutions in the Middle East have commenced an era of political change that is still unfolding. In the West, the deterioration of the rule of law has demonstrated the bankruptcy of once leading political institutions and ideologies. The internet has never been so strong, or so much under attack.

At this pivotal moment there is an awareness of the need to radically rethink the world around us.

Assange, an Australian national, is under arrest. He was accused in 2010 of assaulting two women while in Sweden. He says the allegations are false and is appealing extradition from the UK to Sweden.

Will Assange get a haircut for his new show? Will the passive voice be used by him in future press releases? Is this for real? Is it early still and all I can think to do is ask dumbass questions? Yep.

[The Guardian]

Got to put something here

Just starting over. I staked out this space, might as well use it.